Shaggy Inkcap confirm please?

[British Red]

Hi guys,

for once in a way I'm convinced of an ID - but I would like a confirmation so that I can do the absurd hip swinging victory dance

I saw these beaties today and would like to know for sure that they are shaggy inkcaps pretty please. Having seen someone else posting a similar question I hope thats not a major irritant!

Red

[cybershot]

Spot on Red. This is Coprinus comatus - Shaggy Inkcap or Lawyer's Wig

David
(aka Big Red in my Air Force days )

[British Red]

Aaah hah let the absurd pseudo American dancing commence!

Many thanks David - I am off to gyrate

[serendipity]

Can you video yourself doing this dance and post it ? purely for educational purposes of course!

[Hedge Witch]

Originally Posted by serendipity

Can you video yourself doing this dance and post it ? purely for educational purposes of course!

Yes, please do.

LMAO

[diggleken]

just to add (not about the dance, which i'm sure will be worth the wait), but just been out into the local country park, lots of shaggies, but some interesting decay to be seen on them. One had a blob of glistening red inside, like a ruby, through some slug nibbled gaps in the cap, which was just the inner part deliquescing, but not black like the outer bits normally drip - anyone seen that before?
will post an image when I get back home if theres any interest.
cheers
Ken

[Hedge Witch]

Originally Posted by diggleken

just to add (not about the dance, which i'm sure will be worth the wait), but just been out into the local country park, lots of shaggies, but some interesting decay to be seen on them. One had a blob of glistening red inside, like a ruby, through some slug nibbled gaps in the cap, which was just the inner part deliquescing, but not black like the outer bits normally drip - anyone seen that before?
will post an image when I get back home if theres any interest.
cheers
Ken

Hi Ken - decay that looks like a ruby - sounds fascinating. Please post.

[diggleken]

Originally Posted by Hedge Witch

Hi Ken - decay that looks like a ruby - sounds fascinating. Please post.

well here it is :-


it was just a drop of liquid inside the eaten cap, but how lovely that ruby was, lit up by the sun too!
I can only imagine its a deliquescing liquid like the black ink, but thats only at the bottom of the cap as far as I know.
Anyone else noticed this?
cheers
Ken